DEATH

¶Lord I will in the world go renouer all And truly out search both great and small Everyman I will be set that liveth beastly Out of gods laws / and dreadeth not folly He that loves riches I will strike with my dart His sight to blind / and from heaven depart Except that alms deeds be his good friend In hell for to dwell / world without end Loo / yonder I see everyman walking Full little he thinketh on my coming His mind is on fleshly lusts / and his treasure And great pain / it shall cause him to endure Before the lord heaven King Everyman / stand Still / whither art y to going Thus gaily Hast thou thy maker forget ¶you sir I will show you In great hast I am send to the From God out of his majesty ¶you certainly Though thou have forget him here He thinketh on the in the heavenly spear As or we depart thou shall know ¶That shall I show the A reckoning he will needs have Without longer respite ¶On the thou must take a long Journey Therefore thy book of count w to the thou bring For turn again thou can not by no way And look thou be sure of thy reckoning For before God shalt thou answer and show Thy many bad deeds and good but a few How thou hast speed thy life and in what wise Before the chief lord of paradise Have a do that we were in that way For were y u well thou shalt make none attournay ¶I am death that no man dreadeth For every man I rest and none spares For it is gods commandment That all to me should be obedient ¶Every man it may not be by no way I set not by gold silver nor richesse Ne by pope / emperor / King / duke / ne princes For and I would receive geftes great All the world I might get All my custom is clean contrary I gyve the no respite come hens and not tarry ¶The availeth not to cry weep and pray But hast the lightly that y u were gone y e Iournaye And prove thy friends if thou can For weet you well the tied abideth no man And in the world eke living creature For Adam's sin must die of nature ¶No everyman and thou be ones there Thou must never more come here Trust me verily ¶Ney nay / it was but lend the For as soon as thou art go Another a while shall have it / & than go therfro Even as thou hast done Everyman thou art mad / y to hast thy wits five And here on earth / will not amend thy live For suddenly I do cume. ¶Nay thereto I will not consent Nor no man will I respite But to the heart suddenly I shall smite Without any advisement And now out of sight I will me hie See thou make the ready shortly For thou mayest say this is the day That no man living may escape away Of mine aqueyntaunce that way me to lede ¶you if any be so hardy That would go with the / and bear the company High the that y u were gone to gods magnyfycens Thy reckoning to gyve before his presence What / wenest thou thy life is given the And thy wordly gods also ¶Almighty God I am here at your will your commandment to fulfil